i was scared of this too but the best thing to do is either join a club or strike a conversation with someone who shows a sign of showing a similar interest with you. if you get along, they'll introduce you to all of their friends and it'll go from there. that's the two things that helped me
i b4 I turn into a loser and resort to posting on ATRL nonstop
just be open to making friends of all different age groups. don't be afraid to make friends with people years older than you, once you're an adult age differences like that don't matter when it comes to making friends
lol, I'm not too worried about making friends. I feel like if I want dating options, that'd be a decent start since my gaydar is way too accurate to let me give an actual gay a chance. That university is the fiefdom of geeks and tech.